New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-02
THE VARYING THRoNG IN BRoADWAY.
MEN WHOM A STROLLER MET AND SOME THINGS
WHICH THEY SAID TO HIN.

MEN WHOM STROLLER MET AND SOME THINGS
WHICH THEY SAID TO HIM.
You may go up and down New-YOrk on Saturday
afternoon II the weather is fair anil your clothes
presentabe, with the feeling that you are enjoying
your fun share OF ownership In the great metropolis
When Powers. the millionaire merchant wrote his auto
biography he said that at that period of his life
he had all his debts paid for the first time and five
dollar gold piece in his pocket he could pass for
millionaire readily when, long years after, he
actually possessed the Millions In the eddcs Of the
great thoroughfares of New-YOriS only the well-in
formed man about town can pick out for you the
millionaire from the millionare's clerk. A.
THE TRIBUNE Stroller walked along Broadway on
Saturday ne espied George NJ Pullman. the uarlor-car
builder. in company with that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Newly orker, General Horace Porter, whose gray
type of firm intelligence. Immediately behind them
was man better dressed than either just as pros
perous-l looking as the millionaire caEbudcr, just as
intelligent appearing and erect of figure the General
Yet recognized in him the conductor Of one of Pull
andasccranedon inquiry that nc has recently been pro-
noted TO some sort OF confidential position in Mr. Pull
mans employ
Cyrus W. Field came sauntering along in a rusty
garb OF mixed gray goods that hung loosely about
his slender form, his high hat only half brushed.
The only evidence of wealth about him his gold
bowed Eyeglasses They are the best that money can
buy. Not many steps behind him the manager Of
Of his many investments who had diamonds in his
shirt front and a solitaire ring his finger by the
Russell Sage and Jay Gould, had captured the CON
troll OF the Suburban Rapid Transit Company and are
seeking legislation to permit the Suburban and Man
haitian elevated systems to DO connected you must
believe everything you hear about Field sage ana
as the children who believe in the nurses stories of
bugaboos."
Senator German, Of Maryland, was literally beam
ing on tho sturdy youths who form the Yale baseball
nine when the Stroller caught his eye in Madison
Square The Senator once a ball player, and a
good one, too. He has not forgotten how 10 handle
the leather-covered sphere. "Now, don't try TO in
terview me-" he says with laugh senator Vest Is
your meat just l that you fellows have
been interviewing him twice q day steadily" What
do you know about the President intentions ?" the
stroller ventures to ask. Not one single thing. I
don't know anything about politics. out Of
politics. I had rather see q good bali game than
anything else just now" Is the laughing reply
A heavy dealer in anthracite coal in the Northwest
is tho next gentleman to attract my notice. 1t is f.,
n. Saunders of st. Paul, who is partner Of William
L. Scott of Eric. They have handled 2,OOoOOo tons
year at st. Paul. Mr.. Saunders Is q slender and fine
ibred OF forty with keen cyes and light yolos
mustacho. "Tho Intcr-S tate law" he says, "wll In
juro our trade, We think The railroads have put up
ers Will stand il 70 put up the rates OF coal. Mt
Scott and soft coal mines in Illinois and Iowa.
that no matter how the cat jumps we shan do the
business"
Moeting W. +. TisdeI, OF Washington who has been
recently South America and is going back soon 10
Venezuela, he tolls mo how narrowly a well-hn0wn
American missed fortune in tho Argen Rcpubhc
The is III. ii. HOnore, whose daughter is Mrs. L.
d. Grant. Mr. HOnorc secured from tho Argentine
Government valuable concession for "a line oil nil
road in that country 600 miles long. He spent
much tmo and labor on the project lie had q part
named Bowen an Engiishman. When Mr. Honor
finally obliged TO let go his hold on the project
tho Engiishman stIll held on with bulldog tcnacty.
Only a fc weeks after Mr.. Honorc left BuenOs Ayre-
for home. tho Engiishman had negotiated his hodlne
with couple OF spaniards and cleared AsO,OOO Ih'
two Spanidrds have also MADE fortunes.